Tipping

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

I know from serving that shit definitely happens. And when it hits the fan.. it sucks. And it sucks worse when you have people who don't understand and look at you like you're an idiot. (I'm not at all saying that's how you are.. just making a point).

Screwing up on a bill.. I wouldn't reduce someone's tip because of this. It happens. ESPECIALLY when the 10 people at one table all want separate checks. Talk about a headache.. especially when it's a Saturday night, you're running around like a chicken with it's head cut off, and everyone at the table is drunk and making fun of you when you walk away from the table.. except they're drunk, so they don't realize how loud they are and that you can hear them.

I could list a million stories. But I will say it's definitely hard to know that you have to keep a smile on your face for a full hour while some people look at you/talk to you like you're below them because you're serving them their food. And no, it doesn't really matter if you're a server at the finest of restaurants or in a corner bar.

My only job in HS was at a restaurant (pizza chain). So I get it. That's why I try to be as nice as possible to food server/waitress people because I know how people treat them sometimes. The whole "food service worker = beneath me" thing is ridiculous but that's totally how some people act. I worked a pizza drive-through/phone/hostess job all through high school. I have some really crazy stories.

Ex: The time we had to call the cops because some lady tried to snatch me through the drive-thru window on Super Bowl Sunday (busiest day for pizza).

We should have a food/restarant worker story thread. lol.